Barnstable Patriot Archives, March 26, 1998-Diamond Dogs-A true rite of spring...getting that baseball diamond in shape. Jody Mitchell (left) and T. J. Chacos work on the Barnstable High School playing field in preparation for the upcoming season, beginning next week.

1838
Joseph Huckins respectfully gives notice that he intends to do all in his power to accommodate
the public in the packeting line between Barnstable and Boston this ensuing season. His good sloop Messenger will commence
running as soon as the weather will permit, commanded by Capt. W. Farris and will continue her trips regularly between Lewis’ wharf, Barnstable and City wharf, Boston. The rate of freight from Boston will be one quarter less than usual rate of freight heretofore; and passengers will be taken either way fro seventy-five cents.1868
A meeting of the stockholders of the Cape Cod, and the Cape Cod Central Railroads, held at Sandwich on Saturday, its purpose of consolidating the two roads. The meeting was the largest ever held in this County. Nearly every seat in the spacious Hall was filled by those interested in the success of these roads, and the business was conducted with the utmost harmony and good feeling, every vote taken being unanimous.1898
We hear it rumored that parties are interesting
themselves in working and maintaining
a bicycle path between Barnstable and Hyannis. This will be a great and popular scheme. The main thoroughfares up and down the Cape are excellent for wheeling, but there is not a cross Cape road in this section that can be wheeled with any comfort even by the most expert wheelman.1908On Monday evening about nine o’clock, fire was discovered in the store of the American Clothing House, Mr. Louis Arevovski, proprietor, by Mr. Frank L. Harding, next-door-neighbor on the west. The timely discovery prevented what might have been a serious fire, the result of which it is hard to comprehend. Mr. Harding gave the alarm and proceeded at once to attack the fire by breaking a window and shoveling
snow upon the little blaze that had attracted his attention—and had the fire put out before other assistance arrived.1918Our apportionment for the Red Cross drive for Belgium relief is 400 pounds. The town libraries will be open all day Thursday to receive any articles of old serviceable clothing. It is also Red Cross work day.1928Editorial—It appears that a new peril confronts women of our land that want to be thoroughly modern that they must smoke cigarettes. According to an authority on Osteopathy, she must do so correctly or run the risk of developing crow’s feet and other facial blemishes. To be sure the argument
of this authority, if properly quoted is that cigarettes smoking are an aid to feminine beauty if properly done.1938Thomas Arden, formerly manager of the West Barnstable Brick Co. is attending to the details of the sale of his property in West Barnstable near Proctor’s Crossing, often called the Otis place. The property is expected to be opened as the James Otis Inn this coming summer by the new owner Mrs. Susan O’Brien of Onset. This place often called the Otis place is not the actual James Otis residence which disappeared
a century ago, but is on the site of the patriot’s birthplace.1948
An organization, known as the Centerville Rams Athletic Club was recently formed in this village. The club’s elected officers are Leo Childs, Jack Renzi, Bob Weigert and Bill Hallett. The main purpose of the organization is to promote a sports program for the youth of Centerville.1958Important personalities and a long and varied program will feature dedication exercises and an Open House of the new National Guard Armory in Hyannis, a building which seems destined to play an important part in the civic, social and recreational
future of the town of Barnstable.1968Massachusetts Junior Miss Robin Zimmerman
of Hyannis, was welcomed to Mobile Ala., during a parade inaugurating the 11th America’s Junior Miss Pageant. The finals of the pageant will be telecast in color by NBC on Friday.1978
The conservation commission is pressing
for town acquisition of the rest of the 1,100 acres in the West Barnstable Conservation
Area tracts. At the same time conservation commissioner Jack T. Slocomb
is making progress toward creating a selective thinning forestry management area there. Acquisition costs are estimated at $250,000.1988
Local treasure hunter and explorer Barry Clifford, finder and salvager of the shipwrecked Whydah, has approached the Cape-wide oral history group, Tales of Cape Cod, with a plan to build a pirate museum in Hyannis. According to the plan Barnstable’s Gateway Park would be the site to showcase the multi-million dollar treasures recovered two years ago.1998
The Barnstable school committee flew through one of their fastest meeting in recent memory this week, a feel-good affair that saw them give the thumbs-up to a preliminary budget of $42,067,242 for the 1998-99 school year that features a nearly five percent salary increase for their employees and nearly a six percent increase over last year’s budget.